Thread: Interesting thoughts on hunting

Does anyone recognise a quote along the lines of "The game is not the only reason I come to the wilderness, but without the game I would not come."
I read this some years ago and have never been able to locate it.

Originally Posted by Cordite

Sane people (other than Jihadis) go to war with some hope of returning alive.

Of course Jihadis regard themselves as perfectly sane (given the crap alternatives many of them have) - who wouldn't want admission to jannah (paradise) rather than a life of misery?

Originally Posted by on2it

Of course Jihadis regard themselves as perfectly sane (given the crap alternatives many of them have) - who wouldn't want admission to jannah (paradise) rather than a life of misery?

Yes, if their prophet can reasonably be trusted to be the very oracle of God, then they are not insane.

Originally Posted by on2it

Does anyone recognise a quote along the lines of "The game is not the only reason I come to the wilderness, but without the game I would not come."
I read this some years ago and have never been able to locate it.

I haven't heard that before. I tried to search its source but no luck.

I like Aldo Leopold:

“We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes – something known only to her and to the mountain. I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view.”

Originally Posted by Cordite

Yes, if their prophet can reasonably be trusted to be the very oracle of God, then they are not insane.

My wife is Muslim and she thinks they're nuts, not to mention completely evil

I lived in the Middle East for many years and their reasons are understandable but tens if not hundreds of millions of young men face the same bleak outlook and choose to accept it the best they can rather than turn to the dark side. This is similar to how plenty of disenfranchised young men might be at risk of joining a gang but choose a different path.

Originally Posted by Tahr

I haven't heard that before. I tried to search its source but no luck.

Thanks Tahr, I've searched and searched but no luck. I'm sure it's an American author because of the vocab so perhaps I read it in a PDF that's not been indexed.
Thanks again

Originally Posted by on2it

Does anyone recognise a quote along the lines of "The game is not the only reason I come to the wilderness, but without the game I would not come."
I read this some years ago and have never been able to locate it.

I like that